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Mendes, No. 5 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA featherweight rankings, made a successful return to the octagon in July after a more than two-year layoff due to a U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) suspension. The former two-time title challenger got back in a big way, scoring a first-round TKO over Myles Jury at UFC Fight Night 133.

“Money” will attempt to get revenge in the fight after No. 7-ranked Volkanovski beat his Team Alpha Male teammate Darren Elkins at UFC Fight Night 133. The win extended Volkanovski’s streak to a remarkable 15 consecutive fights, and afterward he called out Mendes. Now he gets his wish.